Doyle-

Thanx so much (again) for your research on this regiment. It is an interesting study (maybe only to me) in the fortunes of war. For instance, as I recall from many of your past posts about 150 men from Portlocks regiment marched to Arkansas Post-arriving only in time to be captured and later consolidated into the Army of Tenn. From the OR's these men petioned the Cofed. War dept. to be allowed to rejoin their comarades left behind in Arkansas. Their request was rejected and they continued to experience the terrible fighting in Georgia,Tenn. and the Carolinas-not many of these men ever made it back to Arkansas. As I recall, the men of Portlock's regiment left to guard the guns at St. Charles "skedalled" at the yankee approach. I assume they re-united at camp sulpur springs since records indicate (my ancestor included) that they served out the remainder of the war in Hardy's regiment. When researching ancestors it's scary to think how close gggrandpa came to "be no more" and hence-my own existence came close to "be no more"(g-granddad was born in 1868) if you will. The odd fortunes of war.